Last time, I provided you with players 19-24 and 13-18 that will help you stack titles in 2015. Today we dive into players 7-12. No. 12 Sam Bradford Sam Bradford is coming off of his second ACL tear in as many years. He’s never passed for 3,800 yards or exceeded 21 touchdown passes. So why am I willing to invest in him heavily in 2015? The answer…...

For our veteran RotoViz audience this piece probably looks familiar, but for subscribers who are entering their first season with us I actually put together a 2014 version of this piece, part one here and part two here, that I thought was simple, and actionable. There’s a ton of luck in football and it’s extremely hard to determine who benefitted or was hindered by that luck on a play to play…...

When discussing coaches, fans don’t always realize that Gary Kubiak coached with Mike Shanahan on the Broncos for 11 years and employed Kyle Shanahan for four years in Houston. The significant overlap in offensive scheme suggests my argument for selecting Julio Jones No. 1 applies in large part to Demaryius Thomas. It’s also one of the reasons Clinton Portis’ rookie year fireworks offer a tantalizing window into Tevin…...

Fantasy football drafts are all about value, and that’s especially true of auction drafts. By combining our composite projections, which you can find in the Cheat Sheet Calculator and Best Ball ADP apps, and My Fantasy League’s average auction values I was able to boil value down into a single number. Without further ado, here are the best auction values at wide receiver: The table is pretty…...

Markus Wheaton From TribeLive.com: “I’ve worked on everything during training camp because I want to be a complete receiver,” he said. “I’m not just a slot receiver. “I don’t think we need to change much, but there are things we need to correct. There are little things I have to correct. As the young guys grow, including me, this offense will grow.” “We believe our…...

ADP So…a two game suspension feels a lot different than a three game suspension, doesn’t it? With word also emerging that his knee appears healthy, expect Bell’s ADP to percolate back up. Here’s his ADP trend from February through last week.   And here it is since July 25th. Not that it dropped that far, but your odds of getting him with a non-first-overall selection…...

Last time, I provided you with players 19-24 that will help you stack titles in 2015. Here are players 13-18. No. 18 Devin Funchess After a pre-draft process that left some mixed opinions on Devin Funchess, I am ready to commit to the young player in drafts this summer. Last year, Shawn Siegele discovered the Three Holy Grail Components to WR Evaluation to be age, weight,…...

A couple of years ago, Bryan Fontaine wrote an article that achieved a certain notoriety.[1]And I mean that mostly in terms of the word’s popular culture connotation with just a little bit of it’s actual definition mixed in. It was a great piece that looked at whether Sam Bradford could throw 50 touchdowns in 2013. I disagreed at the time and suggested Jared Cook and Bradford…...

Fantasy football drafts are all about value, and that’s especially true of auction drafts. By combining our composite projections, which you can find in the Cheat Sheet Calculator and Best Ball ADP apps, and My Fantasy League’s average auction values I was able to boil value down into a single number. Without further ado, here are the best auction values at tight end: The table is pretty…...

“You play to win the game.” – Herman Edwards The above is probably one of the most famous coach quotes of my generation. So enthusiastic, so powerful, so…obvious. But I think that when it comes to fantasy, sometimes we forget about why we play. We make it about making flashy picks or the exact opposite: trying to not look like a fool. When it comes…...

Stephen Hill Was busted for posession of drug paraphenilia. Time to add his bust to the Marvin McNutt Memorial For Wide Receivers Who Didn’t Break Out So Good. I guess I’m saying no, there’s not a chance. Not that Hill was likely to beat him out anyway, but Hill’s likely departure removes a theoretical threat to some Kelvin Benjamin / Devin Funchess targets. Funchess has had…...

In a recent staff email thread, Fantasy Douche wondered which running back would be of the most fantasy interest, if said RB wound up in Dallas. I took the bait and came up with the following list. Who’s Available? In order to figure out which RB would be the most interesting in Dallas, I first tried to figure out which RBs have a decent chance…...

Whether you plan on drafting your teams Zero RB, Zero WR, or good ole best available in 2015, there will come a point in time where you are going to want to invest in a deep sleeper. Someone who can provide much better value than their current ADP suggests, and can be easily cut if he does not. Here are three reasons to consider Chris Conley as that…...

The FFPC was nice enough to provide us access to the FFPC API which allows you to do things like get draft results and see what free agents are available in specific leagues. I want to do some digging on the data because I think it can answer some interesting questions. The first question that occurred to me to ask is: Do drafters in best ball…...

We’ve been doing this for years. You know the drill by now: Frank Gore is old. He’s equally amazing and ancient. He’s a pleaser, but he’s also a geezer.[1]Oops. Made myself laugh. The age cliff is fast-approaching, and Gore’s fall will be sudden and steep. Imagine Gore as Wile E. Coyote, running off the cliff, ball tucked under one arm, legs still churning. He pauses briefly…...

Lamar Miller From ESPN.com: “I would tell you I’ve never been in a meeting where I’ve said to [offensive coordinator] Bill [Lazor] or [running backs coach] Jeff Nixon or the offensive line coaches have said ‘Lamar can’t carry the ball 20 times a game. He can’t do it,’” Philbin said. “I’ve never heard that. That’s never come out of my mouth.” “I would tell you,…...

From Buffalo News: There’s a reason Harvin has already been with three teams… and has yet to establish himself as a strong receiving presence. Despite his veteran status, Harvin needed plenty of detailed instruction on how to run routes during the offseason. He made progress, but needs to make more. Huh. So Percy Harvin doesn’t know how to run routes. He’s also apparently the league’s most…...

This article is part of a series comparing positional ADP to positional projections from the Similarity Scores Apps. I covered the QBs here. If you’ve already read that one, feel free to skip down to the player-specific takeaways. I think the Similarity Scores Apps are pretty amazing, and they tend to get overlooked around here, among all the other great tools and content.((Not completely overlooked,…...